Error icon when trying to boot up

I was working on my black macbook when suddenly everything froze up, I gave it time to load but I eventually just restarted. Since then my computer starts with a grey screen then shows a file icon with a question mark in the center, it doesn't boot up and eventually just shuts off after flashing this icon for a few minutes. What's happening and what can I do?

Then the best thing to do is call up Apple and request a box be mailed to you. They'll send the box free of charge & do any repairs that are necessary. Alternatively, you can have your installation discs sent to you from your home to do some more troubleshooting.
Unfortunately, if you send the machine in for repair, they won't save any data off the hard drive.
~Lyssa

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